Surfing ring wave pool for generating multiple simultaneous endless traveling waves looping around a center island

Abstract

A circular ring wave pool having an island in the center, the pool water depth becomes deeper the farther away from the island to the outside pool wall. A plurality of wave generators encompass the entire outer wall deep side of the pool. All wave generators point directly to the center of the island. Wave generators are synchronized in their action to produce waves that travel around the circular ring shaped pool in an endless loop therefore creating a traveling surfing wave that never ends. Many waves can be generated simultaneously creating a plurality of endless waves moving around the island. The sloping beach is at an angle to create a hollow tube breaking wave depending on wave speed and size. Hundreds of surfers can be in the pool at the same time all sitting out past the wave breakpoint waiting for an available wave to pass.

1. A circular ring wave pool, said pool being of annular shape having an outer periphery and inner peripheral boundary;
 wave generators located proximate said outer peripheral boundary;  
 said wave generators each comprising a paddle, said paddle being pivotably connected to a point near the surface of the water in said pool; and  
 a source of reciprocating motion to cause the paddle to alternately push water away from and towards the inner peripheral boundary.  
 
   
   
     2. The circular ring wave pool according to  claim 1 , wherein the inner periphery circumscribes an island in the center of said pool. 
   
   
     3. The circular ring wave pool according to  claim 1 , further including a bow positioned adjacent the outer periphery of said pool. 
   
   
     4. The circular ring wave pool according to  claim 3 , wherein to said paddle is hingedly connected to said bow. 
   
   
     5. The circular ring wave pool according to  claim 4 , further comprising a level of water therein, wherein said hingedly connection of said paddle to said bow is at a location at or above the level of said water in said pool. 
   
   
     6. The circular ring wave pool according to  claim 1 , wherein there are present a plurality of paddles, and further comprising a computer system that synchronizes the action of each paddle to cause activation of each paddle in series with other paddles. 
   
   
     7. The circular ring wave pool according to  claim 6 , wherein said computer system further controls the paddle motion, power and duration of movement. 
   
   
     8. The circular ring wave pool according to  claim 6 , wherein said computer system can cause the waves to be changed in shape or size at any time as the wave travels around the pool. 
   
   
     9. The circular ring wave pool according to  claim 1 , further comprising a computer system to control wave speed of all concurrent waves traveling around the pool. 
   
   
     10. The circular ring wave pool according to  claim 1 , further comprising a bottom between said inner and outer peripheral boundaries, the depth of said bottom being deeper adjacent the outer peripheral boundary than at a point nearer the inner peripheral boundary. 
   
   
     11. The ring wave pool according to  claim 10 , wherein the bottom comprises a breakpoint nearer the inner peripheral boundary and remote from the outer peripheral boundary. 
   
   
     12. The ring wave pool according to  claim 11 , wherein there is located a wave spill between said breakpoint and said inner peripheral boundary. 
   
   
     13. The ring wave pool according to  claim 12 , wherein said wave spill has a depth less than the depth at said breakpoint. 
   
   
     14. The ring wave pool according to  claim 12 , wherein said wave spill has a depth greater than the depth at said breakpoint. 
   
   
     15. The ring wave pool according to  claim 1 , wherein the inner peripheral boundary further comprises steps. 
   
   
     16. The ring wave pool according to  claim 11 , wherein the bottom has a slope of one foot deeper for every four feet axially distal from the breakpoint. 
   
   
     17. The circular ring wave pool according to  claim 1 , wherein said paddles are approximately 24 inches wide. 
   
   
     18. The circular ring wave pool according to  claim 1 , wherein said source of reciprocating motion are push-pull motors. 
   
   
     19. The circular ring wave pool according to  claim 1 , wherein the bottom of the pool adjacent the paddle is shaped so as to create a shock wave reflected off a bottom of the pool when the paddle pushes water away from said inner peripheral boundary.